Celest's comment: I know my comments are often ignored and I bet you'll have a good reason to ignore them but please read this:
As I said before, this chapter (and perhaps chapter 5 too) will be written as a complete flashback. That means it doesn't affect the current storyline as it has ended here. The story might take a strange turn, please forgive me for that! I know I'm a bad writer, can't help it :)
04. The exsphere -
Kratos ducked as he saw a Desian guard coming around the angle. His heart beat in his throat, did he see him?
He heard the footsteps come closer and closer. He closed his eyes. Sneaking around a human ranch to screw up Yggdrasill's plans was definitely not his beast idea…
He still couldn't believe how he could have been so foolish. He didn't foresee Mithos' plans. His own student had given him false hope…
He shrugged as he focused on the footsteps that where…gone?
Kratos carefully lifted one eye and blinked a few times before opening his other one. The footsteps where gone indeed, but the guard…was he still there?
He didn't have the nerve to sneak around the dark corridor. What if he was still standing there?
Kratos looked around. There was no other way. He had caught himself at a dead end. His heart began to run faster as he pulled his sword and got ready for his sprint.
He turned around the corner and heaved his sword, running at the Desian guard who was indeed, still there.
The guard stunned as he saw the auburn-haired man with the sword coming straight at him! The guard shrieked, and Kratos let out a battle cry as he took out his enemy in one blow.
"Didn't like that?" he said with a smirk, looking at the K.O. Desian on the ground. He walked over to him and picked up the card the man had dropped.
Splendid! He had all 3 of the security cards now. He ran down the hall, past the enemies he had taken out earlier, and headed for the control room.
The control room was blocked by a mighty door, and the security system.
Kratos inserted the cards and quickly ran in. The door automatically shut behind him.
He looked down the large room and stunned as something had seemed to draw his attention. In the middle of the room stood a large tank, filled with a strange blue-glowing liquid, flowing around…a human body?
Kratos walked closer to find it was the body of a woman. Her pose made her look like she was being lifted up to the sky.
Her arms flowing around her body, her head slightly pulled back, and her long hair brushing against her pretty face. Her eyes where closed, and she didn't seem to breathe.
She was probably being held as a VIP, for the prison cells where on the other side of the facility.
Kratos didn't know why, but seeing the woman like this made him feel uneasy. Without hesitating, he slammed his body against the tank, and felt a flow of pain shooting through his arm.
The glass broke, and he carefully dragged the girl out of the tank as the liquid flowed away…
She coughed as she came back to her senses, her eyes where still closed.
As her eyes opened, a silence fell between them. They gazed into each other's eyes for a while, and Kratos saw that the girl was smiling, with a cute blush on her face.
Kratos felt his head turn read, and the girl must have noticed.
She looked at him with a surprised face, until she realised why he was blushing…
WACK!
The red print of her hand tingled in his face…
"YOU PERVERT!" She yelled, covering her naked body with her hands.
He hadn't realised before, but the girl was indeed naked. She gave him a death glare and he quickly turned his face as she stood up, looking for her clothes.
"This'll do!" he heard her say as she walked back up to him.
Kratos looked up to her and saw that she was wearing something that reminded him of a hessian bag…
Strangely enough, it did look good on her…He took his time to had a good look at her.
She had beautiful long red hair, and green sparkly eyes that seemed to reflect every possible emotion. Her body was long and slender.
"I'm sorry I slapped you!" She said, holding her giggle.
"I didn't mean to!"
"Apology accepted" he said with a smile while rubbing his red cheek.
The girl walked over to him and stopped right in front of him.
"I haven't even properly thanked you yet…" She said with a blush as she closed her eyes and her face drew closer.
Kratos stunned…was she doing what he thought she was gonna do? He had to admit, she was really beautiful but….he felt himself backing away, until something seemed to draw his attention. He grabbed her hand…
"Is that an exsphere?" he tried to sound interested.
He saw the girl lifted her head and looked at him with disappointment.
"oh…that" she replied
"is that what this thing is called?"
"You…didn't know?" Kratos asked with a frown
The girl rubbed the back of her head and pulled a silly face
"uh-huh!" The girl replied. "They planted it on me at the Iselia human ranch, and since that time, I've been dragged from ranch to ranch in a short period. I've heard someone talking about it…he said it was called a "Cruxis Whatcha-mah-callit?"
"A Cruxis Crystal" Kratos added with a smile
"Yes, that!" the girl replied cheerfully. "he said something about a host body for the revival of some person named...Maria? Mary?"
"Martel?" Kratos asked
"Exactly! You seem to know quite a lot mister…."
"Kratos…" he added…
"Kratos…" she repeated
"well anyway, mister "Kratos" The way she spoke his name sent shivers up his spine.
"They also said it had to do with something called the "Angelus project""I see…" Kratos nodded.
"Well then miss….."
"Anna" she immediately added
"Miss Anna…I'm not trying to startle you, but are you aware that you are in great danger as long as you wear that exsphere of yours out in the open?"
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Celest's comment: I try to avoid cliff-hangers as much as possible, but it just doesn't always seem to work out as you can see…
The next chapter will also be written in flashback so keep concentrated on this part instead of the previous chapters:)